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Quotation from Jacobson v. Massachusetts by Supreme Court of the United States
“We are not prepared to hold that a minority, residing or remaining in any city or town where smallpox is prevalent, and enjoying the general protection afforded by an organized local government, may thus defy the will of its constituted authorities, acting in good faith for all, under the legislative sanction of the state.”
Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Harlan rejects the claim that an objector may claim exemption while remaining in an affected city.
Citation: "We are not prepared to hold that a minority, residing or remaining in any city or town where smallpox is prevalent, and enjoying the general protection afforded by an organized local government, may thus defy the will of its constituted authorities, acting in good faith for all, under the legislative sanction of the state." — Supreme Court of the United States, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id jacobson-v-massachusetts-q5)
Portrait: JudgeJMHarlan, Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain.
